Steer Your Career Podcast

About Steer Your Career Podcast

"Steer Your Career Podcast is hosted by Alan Stein, Founder and CEO of Kadima Careers. Kadima helps underrepresented, underestimated, and underpaid professionals land high-paying jobs at the world's best tech companies. Join Alan each week as he interviews amazing professionals in the tech industry and beyond. They'll talk about their career journeys and what they've learned, including some SYCK Tricks to help you accelerate your career. Kadima was founded by Alan Stein to address the inefficiencies, biases, and illogical hiring processes that hinder great candidates from achieving great careers. Alan has a unique perspective as a top 1% hiring manager and top 1% candidate with a proven record of scaling global operations. He is now sharing his insights and expertise to effectively and efficiently accelerate people's careers. His methods and advice have empowered people to land amazing jobs at Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon, PayPal, Dropbox, Dell, and more. Kadima has evolved from 1:1 coaching to group programs, and the team is now developing software and instructional content to deliver broader impact. While the methods will evolve, Kadima will always be a values-based company that treats people RIGHT and gets stuff done. Bio: Alan empowers people to confidently land high-paying jobs at the world's best tech companies. He spent the first chapter of his life building his resume at companies like Google, Facebook (now Meta), Salesforce, and American Express. Alan has achieved his success by employing a growth mindset, persevering through numerous setbacks, and building long-lasting relationships; all sprinkled with a healthy dose of privilege and luck. Alan's next chapter is dedicated to his eulogy. He strives to leverage his successes, wisdom, and experience to level the playing field for all candidates and employees. Inspired by Ibram X. Kendi, David Brooks, Tim Ferriss, Brené Brown, his local synagogue, his amazing wife, and countless friends and family, Alan founded Kadima in July 2020. Kadima, which means "forward" in Hebrew, is on a mission to accelerate 1 million careers. His mission is to grow and develop people. He is a hiring manager professional with extensive recruiting knowledge through reviewing over 10k resumes, interviewing thousands, hiring hundreds, and promoting dozens. In his 34-year career, Alan has worked for 21 different companies, including Google, Facebook, Salesforce, American Express, UBS, the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays. He has had 35 different bosses, 29 different jobs, and has interviewed more than 2,000 candidates. As a candidate himself, Alan has interviewed thousands of times for hundreds of jobs, receiving dozens of offers. Born in Long Island to loving parents, Alan was a first-generation college student. He is thankful that his parents were able to support him going to college and graduating without any student debt. After graduating from Binghamton University with honors, Alan got into a prestigious program for a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a full ride. After a semester, Alan withdrew to make his first career transition into finance. Alan is now on his sixth distinct career and has become an expert on career pivots. Alan is very appreciative of his upbringing because it has given him a passion for giving back and supporting others as his family, friends, and colleagues did for him. Alan is dedicated to growing and developing people and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the workplace.

Publisher

Alan Stein

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Apr 2022

Latest episode

4 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

147 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2025

   Ep 130: The Warrior Mindset: Why Fear is Your Career's Best Compass with Jill Schulman

   What if the very thing you're avoiding in your job search is exactly what you need to pursue? Jill Schulman reveals why running toward your fears—not away from them—is the secret to accelerating your career. In this episode, Alan and Jill dive deep into the science of bravery and its practical applications for job seekers. You'll discover how to develop a "warrior mindset" by adding one simple word to your self-limiting beliefs, learn why you can actually generate positive emotions on demand to fuel your success, and master the networking question that doubles your chances of getting meaningful connections. Ready to steer your career with courage? Tune in to the full episode now!

2. 

   10 Jul 2025

   Ep 129: The Kadima Method: How Alon Bochman Landed Roles at Big Tech Companies

   🎙️ What if one decision could completely transform your career and your life? When Alon Bochman found himself stuck, frustrated, and job hunting without results, he took a leap of faith on a different approach. In this episode, Alan reconnects with one of Kadima’s earliest clients to share how Alon pivoted from stalled consultant to tech leader at companies like Microsoft and Google. 💡 In this episode, you’ll learn: Why applying online isn't the path to landing top roles, and what to do instead How Alon overcame his fear of networking and built powerful industry connections The measurable and immeasurable returns of investing in career coaching Tune in to hear how strategy, structure, and persistence helped reshape one career, and how it can do the same for yours.

3. 

   26 Jun 2025

   Ep 128: Behind the Curtain: How Recruiters Really Hire (and What Candidates Get Wrong) with Margaret Buj

   Recruiter Margaret Buj reveals her screening process, emphasizing quantifiable achievements and clear connections to the role, in an interview with Alan Stein Jr. to help candidates get noticed.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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